Manchester United All Time Team Under Sir Alex Ferguson

This is my selection of a 25 member all-time team for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson. The number 25 was chosen because it is the official squad size for the Champions' League. Sir Alex Ferguson is the most decorated manager in English football's history. He spent 26 years with Manchester United. From 1986 to 2013, he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League titles.

The TeamGK: Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)He was
regarded as one of the greatest keeper of all-time. He was voted the
"World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. He is best remembered for
his most successful years at Manchester United, whom he captained to the
1999 UEFA Champions League to complete the Treble, and for winning UEFA
Euro 1992 with Denmark.

Peter Schmeichel

GK: Edwin Van Der Sar (Holland)The
most capped player in Holland's history. He was best remembered for
being the Ajax keeper in 1995 that won the Champions' League and then,
later for Manchester United for 6 seasons. He won the Champions' League
in 2007-2008. In between, he also played with Fulham and Juventus.

GK: Fabien Barthez (France)He is France's most decorated goalkeeper. He won the WC in 1998 at home and then, the European Championship two years later. He won Champions League medal with Marseille in 1993. He had 87 caps for "Les Bleus".

RB: Gary Neville (England)Along with
his brother Philip, David Beckham, Paul Scoles, Ryan Giggs, and Nicky
Butt, Gary Neville captained the Manchester United academy team that won
the FA Youth Cup in 1991. They all became fixtures for the senior team
throughout the 1990's. Gary Neville remained the team until 2011 and
was the second, longest serving player. For England, he was the most
capped rightback in history.

CB: Rio Ferdinand (England)Became the youngest defender to play for the Three Lions at the time in 1997. He
played 81 times for England between 1997 and 2011, and was a member of
three World Cup squads. At one point, he was the most expensive
British footballer and also broke the world's record transfer fees for a
defender twice. He won the Champions' League with Manchester United in
2008.

Rio Ferdinand

CB: Nemanja Vidic (Serbia)He
spent 9 seasons as the starting center-back at Manchester United from
2006 and 2014, where he won every major trophy and established himself
as one of the best center-backs of his generation. He also played for
Red Star Belgrade and Spartak Moscow. He went to the WC Finals in 2006
and 2010.

CB: Steve Bruce (England)Bruce played for Gillingham and Norwich before joining Manchester United in 1987, where he would play until 1996. Under Sir Alex Ferguson, he won three Premier League titles, three FA Cups, one Football League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. He also became the first English player of the 20th century to captain a team to the Double. Despite his success with his club, he was never selected to play for England.

Steve Bruce

CB: Jaap Stam (Holland)He
was at one point the most expensive Dutch player and the most expensive
defender in the world when Manchester United bought him for 10.6
million pounds. He played for several European clubs including PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Lazio, A.C. Milan and Ajax. LB/RB: Denis Irwin(Ireland) Alex
Ferguson considered him his greatest ever signing. He played over 200
games for Manchester United, winning the Champions' League in 1999 and 7
Premiership titles. Irwin
was capped by the Republic of Ireland national side 56 times, scoring
four goals and featuring in the side that reached the second round (last
16) at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

LB: Patrice Evra (France)Evra began
his career with Nice and made his name with Monaco, but it was in
Manchester United where he became one of the best left backs in the
world. He played for the Red Devils from 2006 to 2014. At the time of
writing, he earned 66 caps and was a key player for France since 2008.
He was the captain of the national team. At South Africa 2010, he led a
player revolt against Raymond Domenech.

DM: Paul Ince (England)From
1992 to 2000, he was capped 53 times. He was a key player for England
at Euro 1996, WC 1998 and Euro 2000. For his club career, he started
with West Ham, but his best known stints were with Liverpool, Inter
Milan and Manchester United. He is one of the few players who played
and starred for both Liverpool and Manchester United.

CM: Michael Carrick (England)He
started his career with West Ham and Tottenham Hotspurs before moving
to Manchester United in 2006. At Old Trafford, he won every major
trophy for club football, including the Champions' League Title in 2008.
He went to the WC Finals in 2006 and 2010.

CM/DM: Roy Keane (Ireland)Captain
of Manchester United from 1997 to 2005, where he won one Champions'
League, 7 Preimer League titles and 4 FA Cups. He was the PWA Player of
the Year in 2000. He palyed for Ireland at USA 1994, but was sent home
4 years later before the start of the WC in 2002.

Roy Keane

CM: Bryan Robson (England)He
was at one point the most expensive British player. He is considered
to be one of England's best ever box-to-box midfielders. He earned 90
caps for England. He went to three World Cup Finals, but he only played a major role in 1982. He was injured in both 1986 and 1990. He spent 13 years with Manchester United.

RW: David Beckham (England)Beckham
is the greatest ever icon to play the game. He started his career with
Manchester United where he was a part of the famous team that won the
1992 FA Youth Cup. For the senior side, he won 6 Premiership titles and
the 1999 Champions' League. In 2003, he joined Real Madrid for the
well-publicized "Galacticos" signing. In 2007, he moved to LA Galaxy,
where he kickstarted a soccer fever in the United States. For England,
he earned 115 caps and was a key part of the national team throughout
his career.

David Beckham

LW:Ryan Giggs(Wales)Sir Alex's longest serving player at Manchester United. He
also holds the club record for competitive appearances. During his time
at United, he won 13 Premier League winner's medals, four FA Cup
winner's medals, three League Cup winner's medals and two Champions
League winner's medals.

Ryan Giggs

AM/CM: Paul Scholas (England)Scholas was a member of Manchester United's Class of 1992. He spent 20 years with Manchester United's first team. He won
11 Premier League, three FA Cup and two UEFA Champions League winners
medals. He earned 66 caps for England before he retired from the Three Lions in 2004.

FW/LW: Cristano Ronaldo (Portugal)He
is one of the greatest forward of his generation. He is the most
expensive players in history from 2009-2013 when he moved from
Manchester United to Real Madrid. At
the time of writing, he won the Ballon d'Or winner three times and won
Champions' League titles with both Manchester United and Real Madrid.
In 2016, he helped Portugal to win the European Championship, a month
after winning the Champions' League with Real Madrid.

Cristano Ronaldo

FW: Eric Cantona (France)Before
joining Leeds United in 1992, Cantona was known as the bad boy of
French football. He moved to England to restart his career. In
England, he became a huge star. He won the league title with Leeds
United and moved to
Manchester United. At Manchester United, he became one of their best
ever players. For the national team, he was a part of the ill-fated
national team that failed to qualify for the WC in 1994.

FW: Wayne Rooney(England)In
2002, Rooney made his professional debut as a 16 years old with
Everton. Less than a year later, he became England's youngest
international when he played against Australia. He made his
big tournament debut at Euro 2004. he scored 4 goals and named as a
member of the tournament's best XI. At the time of writing, he is
England's key player for every major tournament since Euro 2004. As for
Manchester United, he has won 5 Preimer League titles. In 2008, he
formed a partnership with Cristano Ronaldo and won the Champions'
League.

Wayne Rooney

ST: Mark Hughes (Wales)Best remembered for his spells with Manchester United. He won two Premier League title medals, four FA Cups, three League Cups and two European Cup Winners' Cups. He was the first player to win the PFA Players' Player of the Year award twice, in 1989 and 1991.

Nicknamed
"The Baby-faced Assassin". He played 12 seasons for Sir Alex at
Manchester United. He is known to be "super sub" on the team. He often
scored important goals coming off the bench. He was probably best
remembered for scoring the winning goal against bayern Munich at the
1999 Champions' league Final. He was capped 67 times for Norway.

ST: Ruud Van Nistelrooy (Holland)He was a prolific goal scorer. He won the
top scorer award in three different European domestic leagues. He
started with PSV Eindhoven. He spent 5 seasons with Manchester United
where he was voted as their best player twice. With Real Madrid, he
finished second as the European Golden Boot.

Squad Explanation-- There are not many choices for the third keeper. Jimmy Leighton, and David De Gea were considered. De Gea might one day replace Barthez on the team.-- The fourth centerback was between Pallister and Bruce. Bruce seemed to be rated higher.-- Gary Neville has locked down the rightback position for too long. No other rightback was considered.-- Paul McGareth played for Sir Alex, but better known for theoir feud. The prime of McGareth's career was not under Sir Alex. -- Lee Sharpe got the Hionorabkle Mention because his peak was amazing(although it was short).-- I should select both Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke as an unit, but Manchester United has too many legendary forwards: Cantona, Hughes, Rooney and Ronaldo. So I could only take one. Cole has a longer career than Yorke at the club.-- Brian McClair was the last player considered. The team is loaded with his type of players, but he spent 11 seasons with the club. Terry Sheringham was left off because of too many forwards.